Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty

Presented by Rehab Connections

Course Description

What the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant need to know or ask.

This popular annual seminar is designed for the physical therapy provider to obtain current, in-depth information specific to partial and total hip, knee and shoulder replacements. This forum provides the unique opportunity to interact with recognized joint replacement surgeons and specialists.  Costs vs outcomes, case studies, and evidence will be included.

There will be ample Q&A time and ample breaks in this comfortable new venue!

Instruction level: Various
CE contact hours: 7.0 (IL)
Intended audience: PTs, PTAs

Course Content

Hip Arthroplasty

• Differences in contemporary prostheses
  • Ceramic vs. metal, polyethylene wear
  • Cement vs. cementless
  • Gender-specific hip implants
• Minimally invasive surgery, two-incision approaches, and traditional surgical approaches
• Direct Anterior Approach
• Hip resurfacing
• Management of leg length discrepancies
• Hip dislocations and revision arthroplasty
• Implications for rehabilitation, including “Hip Precautions”
• Restrictions for driving, sports, lifting and kneeling
• Anesthesia and pain control

Knee Arthroplasty

• Differences in contemporary prostheses
  • Patient-specific instrumentation
  • Fixed-bearing knee replacement
  • Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and other partial knee replacements
  • High performance total knee replacements (Hi-Flex)
  • Mobile bearing/rotating platform total knee replacement
  • Gender-specific knee prostheses
• Etiology of post-op extension and flexion deficits
• Surgical approaches
• Patellar resurfacing
• Manipulations, arthroscopic debridement, and revision arthroplasty
• Management of the stiff knee
• Implications for rehabilitation
• Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)
• Restrictions for driving, sports, lifting and kneeling
• Anesthesia and pain control

Shoulder Arthroplasty

• Indications such as rotator cuff tear arthropathy, fractures, OA, RA, AVN, etc.
• Types of prostheses
• Conventional vs. Reverse Total
• Post-op restrictions related to surgical procedures
• Implications for rehab
• Anesthesia and pain control
• Possible complications

Post-Operative Management and Complications

• Wound healing, staples vs glue
• Anti-coagulation protocols and prophylaxis
• Fast Track and Rapid Recovery programs
• Instability, infections, and thromboembolism
• Leg length discrepancy
• Squeaks, clicks and clunks
• Incidence of complications related to new vs. old surgical procedures
• Modern component failure
• Prosthetic loosening
• Periprosthetic fractures

Objectives

This program will enable you to:

1. Compare and contrast different surgical approaches/techniques and prostheses as presented
2. Discuss implications for rehabilitation related to the surgical interventions presented
3. Recognize signs and symptoms of complications necessitating contact with the physician’s office

PLEASE NOTE! If course materials are provided by our speakers in advance, you will receive your course material links by email 2-3 days prior to the forum. If not, and speakers give us permission to distribute their presentations, links to those materials will be emailed following this forum. Material you can download to a device now gives you the opportunity to preview, print, save, and refer back to the information at any time.

Speakers

Kris Alden, MD, Ph.D •  Hinsdale Orthopaedics	Regina Barden, BSN, RN, ONC •  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush	Brian Forsythe, MD •  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Brett Levine, MD, MS •  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush	David M. Mochel, MD •  Northwestern Medicine	Nicholas T. Ting, MD •  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Please bring your phone or tablet to access your email for handouts, polls, your course evaluation, and your course certificate.

Date and Location

Northern Illinois University Conference Center
1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois
Website

Registration: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Course: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Lunch is on your own

Tuition: $199

Click on date button to register.

Seating is limited. Please register early!

Rehab Connections reserves the right to modify the content and the scheduled speakers when circumstances are beyond our control.

Rehab Connections is an approved continuing education sponsor through the State of Illinois; PT License No: 216-000101

Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per session, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received more than 10 days in advance of the CE event. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance of the CE event date forfeit the entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another individual or another CE event, one time only. No transfer, refund or credit will be given for cancellation 3 days or less before the CE event, or when handouts or other CE event materials are available electronically, including but not limited to emailed or downloadable pdf documents.
All unapplied transfers and credits will expire September 26, 2026.

Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the CE event up to one week prior to the CE event. Rehab Connections will not be responsible for any charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the CE event, other than the CE event tuition.

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